Floppy Disk Database Readme File
Contents
- Intro
- Usage
- Install Binary
- Compile Linux
- Compile Win95/98/ME/2000/NT
See the changelog for the latest fixes.
Intro
The Floppy Disk Database lets you catalog your disk collection by number, you can now also scan files on the disk and store them in a file which can be viewed and searched.
I recently put all my floppy's onto CDROM and wanted a simple quick program to see what disks were where.
Usage
Hopefully you will pick it up as you go. The status line at the bottom will display a short help message explaining what you need to do.
I recommend making a directory for each new database created, you will need to change to and execute the program in that directory otherwise parts of the database will not be accessable.
If you've already made a database using v0.1 you can convert it to the new format by using 'fddconvert'.
Install Binary
- Windows
- Just copy the binary file to a directory and run.
- Linux
- There is no longer a linux binary use the source luke.
Compile Linux
What you need.
the ncurses library ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/ncurses. A C++ compiler.
Copy the file Makefile.linux to Makefile.
cp ./Makefile.linux Makefile
uncomment the line #define LINUX in config.h.
define LINUX
//define MS
at command prompt type make
$ make
Compile Win95/98/ME/2000/NT
what you need.
the pdcurses library http://pdcurses.sourceforge.net/ A C++ compiler such as DJGPP http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/
Copy the file Makefile.win to Makefile
copy Makefile.win Makefile
Check the paths at the top of Makefile point to where you installed pdcurses.a
uncomment the line define MS in config.h
//define LINUX
#define MS
at command prompt type make
c:\make
If you want a smaller binary you can use the 'strip' command after you've compiled the program see 'man strip' for more details.
Any comments, questions, or bugs found please email me Greg Rymer <greg@66k.net>